Literature - Additional Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Protracted
A
lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual
2
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Flabbergasted
A
Greatly surprised or astonished
3
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Insinuatingly
A
hinting at something bad in an indirect and unpleasant way
4
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Flourish
A
grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment
5
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Mediocrity
A
state of being mediocre: of only average quality; not very good
6
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Daft
A
silly; foolish
7
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Join up
A
to meet each other at a particular place
8
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Frisson
A
a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill
9
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Insolent
A
showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
10
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Peculiar
A
different to what is normal or expected; strange
11
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Conjurer
A
a performer of conjuring tricks
12
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Inscrutable
A
impossible to understand or interpret
